The Fool’s Prayer
The Fool’s Prayer, by Edward Rowland Sill (1841-1887) – a poem about a prayer, uttered by a court jester, that had an unexpected result
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Ghost Crazy
In Ghost Crazy, carnival performers Shemp Howard & Billy Gilbert team with wacky chauffeur Maxie Rosenbloom try to save an heiress from murder
The Hayseed
The Hayseed (1919) starring Fatty Arbuckle, Buster Keaton The Hayseed is a very funny silent short film, where Buster is running a general store, and […]
Ring Up the Curtain
Ring Up the Curtain (1919) starring Harold Lloyd, Bebe Daniels, ‘Snub’ Pollard Ring Up the Curtain is an early, silent, Harold Lloyd comedy, where he […]
Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet
Lucy’s Barbershop Quartet – The Lucy Show season 1 – Lucy takes singing lessons to join Viv’s quartet, but then its stage fright!
Alone & Together
Laurel & Hardy Collection – Alone & Together – a collection of both Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in their individual careers
The Wizard of Oz 1925
Larry Semon’s The Wizard of Oz 1925 is a silent, weird, adaptation! Grossly different from the book,, Oliver Hardy as the Tin Man …
With Love and Hisses
With Love and Hisses (1927) starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson In With Love and Hisses: Dimwitted Cuthbert Hope is enlisted in the army, […]
Salt Water Daffy
In Salt Water Daffy, Jack Haley’s best friend Shemp Howard is a kleptomaniac! After stealing a naval officer’s precious watch, they run from the police, […]